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title: "4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0660d2"
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# 4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing

Buyer: LINK GROUP  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0660d2

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## Summary

Link Group is seeking to establish a four-year Framework Agreement to procure Mechanical & Electrical Engineering services for new build housing projects, valued at £15,000,000. This procurement process will cover services in various locations throughout the central belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute, and the Highlands, with significant focus on social housing sectors. The buyer, Link Group Ltd, oversees the procurement, which is conducted through a restricted procedure as per the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Interested suppliers must submit electronic responses by 2 April 2026, with invitations for the second stage expected on 5 May 2026. The agreement is expected to engage up to five qualified practices, prioritising quality at 70% and price at 30% as award criteria.

The tender represents substantial opportunities for engineering practices registered with ACE or SIBSE, or their equivalent organisations. Successful bidders will provide services for a range of projects, including rehabilitation, adaptations, and maintenance, alongside new builds. The framework could offer small to medium-sized enterprises specialising in mechanical and electrical engineering substantial business growth opportunities, particularly those experienced in social housing projects featuring diverse property types and units ranging from 5 to 500. As the framework will likely involve mini-tender exercises to ensure economically advantageous selections, businesses demonstrating high-quality practices and cost-effectiveness will be well-positioned to succeed.

## Notice

Link is seeking to enter into a four-year Framework Agreement with a maximum of five suitably qualified Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Practices to provide engineering services during the period. Successful Mechanical & Engineering Practices should be ACE or SIBSE registered (or their equivalent organisations within the country that your organisation is based). Link works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. The Link Group Ltd subsidiaries currently include, C~urb 6 Ltd, Link Living, Horizon Housing Association Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may join the Group, becoming subsidiary companies, during the term of the Framework Agreement, and may also wish to "call off" from the Framework. Link also works in partnership with several external organisations, refer to Section1.1 of the Contract Notice for further details, who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. In addition, it is intended that any Registered Social Landlord registered and operating in Scotland will also be entitled to purchase services from the framework, subject to Link's prior agreement. There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, more than likely that individual commissions will be "called off" either by direct selection or by mini tendering, within the terms of the Framework Agreement, to identify the most economically advantageous tender. The Framework Agreement will mainly cover the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services for new build housing, however individual projects may also include rehabilitation of existing properties, extensions, office accommodation, commercial properties and adaptations, and planned maintenance projects. The projects will range in size, tenure and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. The tenure type will cover all affordable tenures, private rented and market sale. Applicants should have experience of projects within the social housing sector for projects between 5 and 500 units including flats, houses and retirement living projects with a mix of tenures. The location of projects will vary but in the main will be located in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland, however individual projects may be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of units in each of the geographical areas may vary and specific numbers cannot be guaranteed in any area or in total. Although individual projects cannot be guaranteed, Link will expect the successful Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Practices to deliver a high quality and value for money service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29, Restricted Procedure and Regulation 34, Framework Agreements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015. A maximum of six bidding organisations that submit a SPD (Scotland) Document response and meet the selection criteria will be invited to submit a tender for the Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 66 'Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate'. Additional information: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD (Scotland) - Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018919-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Link may renew the Framework in 2030 and a further contract notice published at that time. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | £15,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LINK GROUP |
| Additional buyers | ALMOND HOUSING ASSOCIATION; BERWICKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; BIELD HOUSING & CARE; BRIDGEWATER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CAIRN HOUSING ASSOCIATION; CALVAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; CASSILTOUN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD.; CATHCART & DISTRICT HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; CERNACH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CLYDEBANK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CRAIGDALE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; DUNBRITTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION; EAST KILBRIDE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; GLASGOW WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; GLEN OAKS HOUSING ASSOCIATION; GOVAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; GOVANHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; HILLHEAD HOUSING ASSOCIATION 2000; KINGDOM HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; LINSTONE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; MANOR ESTATES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; MARYHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; MILNBANK HOUSING ASSOCIATION; NEW GORBALS HOUSING ASSOCIATION; PARAGON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; PARKHEAD HOUSING ASSOCIATION; PARTICK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; PARTICK WORKS LTD; QUEENS CROSS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; RUCHAZIE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; SANCTUARY SCOTLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; SCOTTISH BORDERS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; TOLLCROSS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; TRUST HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; WELLHOUSE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; WHITEINCH AND SCOTSTOUN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; YOKER HOUSING ASSOCIATION |
| Locality | FALKIRK |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK1 1XR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | East Livingston and East Calder |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2026 at 13:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018919-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://linkhousing.org.uk
- http://wsha.org.uk
- http://www.almondha.org.uk
- http://www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk
- http://www.bield.co.uk
- http://www.bridgewaterha.org.uk
- http://www.cairnha.com
- http://www.calvay.org.uk
- http://www.cassiltoun.org.uk
- http://www.cathcartha.co.uk
- http://www.cernachha.co.uk
- http://www.clydebank-ha.org.uk
- http://www.craigdaleha.co.uk
- http://www.ekdha.co.uk
- http://www.glenoaks.org.uk
- http://www.govanha.org.uk
- http://www.govanhillha.org
- http://www.gwha.org.uk/
- http://www.hanover.scot
- http://www.hillheadhousing.org
- http://www.kingdomhousing.org.uk
- http://www.linstone.co.uk
- http://www.manorestates.org.uk
- http://www.maryhill.org.uk
- http://www.milnbank.org.uk/
- http://www.newgorbalsha.org.uk
- http://www.paragonha.org.uk
- http://www.parkhead.org.uk
- http://www.partickha.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.qcha.org.uk
- http://www.sanctuaryhousing.co.uk
- http://www.sbha.org.uk
- http://www.scottishhousingconnections.org
- http://www.shettleston.co.uk
- http://www.tollcross-ha.org.uk
- http://www.trustha.org.uk
- http://www.wellhouseha.org.uk
- http://www.yokerha.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000825139
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